ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235986
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| Date: | Saturday 1 August 1942 |
| Time: | 00:35 LT |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 18 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V6432 |
| MSN: | WV-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kevelaer, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 22:52 hrs for an intruder operation to Venlo airfield in the Netherlands.
The aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Hauptmann Streib & Oberfeldwebel Ruscher of the Stab I./NJG 1, who were flying a Bf 110 F-4 from Fliegerhorst Venlo.
All three crew members rest in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=V6432
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 May 1940 | L8861 | 18 Sqn RAF | 3 | near Kanne, 14 km ENE of Tongeren, Limburg |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2020 10:23 | TigerTimon | Added |
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